Manitoba, Canada welcomes newcomers

International students, skilled workers, and entrepreneurs from all over the world are making Manitoba their new home. Manitoba offers high employment, affordability, and peaceful living in the heart of Canada.

Announcements and News

Article: Rural Economic Vitality in Manitoba – The Role of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program

Over the last two decades, the MPNP brought in more than 130,000 economic immigrants to Manitoba of whom more than 20% established themselves in regional communities throughout the province.

Our success stories have been built on strong partnerships between community and business leaders in local chambers of commerce and economic development offices, local employers, settlement agencies, our schools and colleges, and the MPNP.

Province Announces $3 Million in New Funding to Strengthen Newcomer Support Services

The Manitoba government is reinvesting up to $3.1 million in
revenue generated by Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program into services that
support newcomers to Manitoba, Education and Training Minister Kelvin Goertzen
announced today.

“Our strategic investments will improve the settlement,
language, employment and community supports newcomers that need as soon as they
arrive in Manitoba to put them on a path to success,” said Goertzen. “Our
province continues to grow largely because of immigration, and we’ve seen the
many ways newcomers benefit our culture, communities and economy.”

Updated Winnipeg Map for Newcomers Now Available

Manitoba Education and Training has published a Spring 2019 Winnipeg Map for Newcomers replacing the 2015 version. The map is a guide to many of the supports and services available in Winnipeg, Manitoba and will help newcomers locate information on:

Newcomer Arrival and Settlement Supports

Neighbourhood Immigrant Settlement Workers (NISW)

Health and Family Supports

Housing

Adult Language Training Programs

Employment Supports

Colleges and Universities

Libraries and Other Government Services

Print versions of the 2019 map are available at Manitoba Start (271 Portage Avenue).